Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
168 | 197 | 226 | 264 | 336 | 323 | 445 | 311 | 232 | 207 | 139 | 112 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 42 | 50 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 1:32AM3.35m | 2:03PM3.14m | 2:03AM3.47m | 2:34PM3.22m | 2:34AM3.53m | 3:05PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.23m | 7:50PM0.51m | 8:17AM0.10m | 8:22PM0.42m | 8:49AM0.05m | 8:56PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
168 | 197 | 226 | 264 | 336 | 323 | 445 | 311 | 220 | 130 | 74 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
1 | 1 | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | 15 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 35 | 47 | 75 | 212 | 232 | 207 | 139 | 112 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 42 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 93 | 93 | 77 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 63 | 23 | 226 | 214 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 157 | 180 | 180 | 160 | 214 | 180 |
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